A solar cycle is a roughly 11-year periodic change in the Sun characterized by variations in the number and intensity of sunspots, as well as a flipping of its magnetic poles.

The wind from the sun is predicted to be much more powerful, bringing auroras that will probably light up the whole area of high-latitude places. Among U.S. residents, Alaska, Washington, North Dakota ...

Sometimes there are storms where the wind gets really strong, it might rain, or there might be thunder and lightning. Did you ...

A new paper calculated a solar storm could bring down the planet's satellite system in just three days, wreaking havoc on ...

A new study warns that massive solar storms could trigger a catastrophic chain of satellite collisions in low-Earth orbit ...

Our sun continues to make news headlines as we’re still in a strong solar cycle that has generated numerous solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs). CMEs are a large release of plasma and ...

A powerful M8.1 solar flare sent a full-halo coronal mass ejection toward Earth, and scientists expect it to trigger strong G3 geomagnetic storm levels on Tuesday. Forecasts show the Kp index rising ...

A new study warns that a major solar storm could disable satellite controls and trigger cascading collisions in low Earth ...

Aditya-L1 and U.S. satellites uncover why the May 2024 solar storm behaved unusually, revealing significant magnetic field dynamics.

"A single collision could have catastrophic long-term consequences," the authors explain, and we would not have long to avoid ...

The Sun exhibited unpredictable behavior with two strong solar flares in late November and early December 2025. These events, captured by NASA's Solar ...

The severe geomagnetic storm that hit over the weekend scrambled some GPS-powered farm equipment, according to a John Deere dealership.